Davies, Peter E./Hector, Gareth (Illustr.)/Laurier, Jim (Illustr.) F-86A Sabre. Korea 1950-51

The F-86A Sabre had entered USAF service in 1949, and in December 1950 three squadrons were sent to South Korea. Despite primitive basing conditions and overwhelming Chinese opposition, the Sabre pilots stopped communist air forces from attacking UN ground troops and allowed Allied fighter-bombers to operate without threat of interception. The ensuing air battles between Sabres and MiG-15s were the first since World War II, and the last in recent times to involve large numbers of jet fighters in direct confrontation. In all of them the victorious F-86 pilots demonstrated the superiority of their training and tactics and the outstanding qualities of their Sabres.
Contemporary photographs and specially commissioned artwork, including a dramatic battlescene, armament views, technical diagrams and ribbon diagrams illustrating step-by-step each main dogfight explored in the book, bring the experiences of the Sabre pilots and their battle tactics vividly to life.

The ensuing dogfights between "Sabres" and MiG-15s were the first since the Second World War and the last in recent times in which a large number of jet fighters came into direct contact with each other. In all battles, the victorious F-86 pilots proved the superiority of their training and tactics as well as the outstanding qualities of their "Sabres".
Contemporary photographs and specially commissioned images, including a dramatic dogfight scene, armament views, technical diagrams and ribbon diagrams illustrating step-by-step each dogfight examined in the book, bring to life the experiences of the Sabre pilots and their combat tactics.